Where does “безвредан” come from?

безвредан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вредан, from Proto-Slavic verdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic verdъ, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.

безвредан (Serbo-Croatian): worthless

Definitions

  1. worthless

Ancestry of “безвредан”, step by step

безвредан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian вредан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвреданprecious, valuable; diligent, industrious; worth,...
2Proto-Slavicverdьnъworthy; harmful; malicious
3Proto-Slavicverdъwart, wound; harm, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic verdъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic verdьnъ →